ISRO`s commercial mission on June 30 |
Indian Space Research Organisation`s commercial arm NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) is all set for its second mission that will place three foreign satellites into orbit. The space agency`s workhorse PSLV will execute the mission on June 30 from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The launch is scheduled at 6 p.m., and the 25-hour countdown will begin at 5 p.m. on June 29. “PSLV-C53 is the second dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). It is designed to orbit DS-EO satellite along with two other co-passenger satellites from ST Electronics, Singapore,” announced the agency on June 22nd. This will be the 55th mission of PSLV and the 15th mission using the PSLV-Core Alone version. The four-stage, 44.4 m tall rocket weighing 228.433 t will carry three satellites – a 365 kg DS-EO satellite with 0.5 m resolution imaging capability and a 155 kg NeuSAR – both built by Starec Initiative, Republic of Korea. ISRO has previously launched nine customer satellites in Israel, Italy, Japan, and the USA under a commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). The agency also shared that the mission will have the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) to conduct in-orbit scientific experiments using the spent PS4 stage as an orbital platform subsequent to the separation of the satellites.
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